Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Procurement Global Category Manager - Global Professional Services (e.g., All types of Consulting services e.g., IT/R&D/Management Consulting Services, Outsourcing and BPO) in our Barcelona or Budapest location.

The Global Category Manager will have to lead/ manage a global team located in different
Regions, must drive/ manage the entire end to end sourcing process within the category
scope and must deliver on strategic projects to effectively deliver high performance,
efficiencies, and customer satisfaction for Schneider Electric stakeholders in support of their
business needs.

What will you do?

• You will report to the Global Category Director in the Global IT-Telco team. You will be lead/
  be a part of a global procurement community (team members in North America, Europe, and
  Asia) and interact with stakeholders/suppliers all across the globe.

Strategic Sourcing :

• Anticipate, collect, understand, and help to formalize the business requirements with
  various stakeholders in all BU organizations.
• Assess the technology vendor market to determine the best options and sources of
  supply for Schneider
• Lead RFPs, negotiation, supplier selection in close collaboration with stakeholders to
  meet their business needs
• Lead contract negotiation, approval, and signature for large-scale, enterprise-wide
  global agreements, in alignment with Group legal and compliance requirements and
  policies
• Demonstrates project management expertise with the ability to carry strategic
  sourcing projects from strategic planning through implementation.

Category management and Supplier relationship management:

• Analyse and optimize a portfolio of Professional services to continuously optimize cost and operational efficiencies for Schneider Electric
• Be accountable for delivering productivity/savings in his / her scope, based on strong collaboration with stakeholders (functional management)
• Proactively manage his/her supplier panel, evaluate performance, risk, and innovation, in alignment with the category strategy
• Prepare and lead Business Reviews with strategic suppliers

Stakeholder management within framework of a global program for Professional services :

• Drive adoption to a global program of recommended vendors established at global level for IT / R&D and management consulting services
• Support and drive change within all parties involved to ensure most business needs are met within the Program
• Lead governance meetings to ensure continuous improvement within the established program (program adoption, stakeholder satisfaction, recommended supplier performance, etc.)

What qualifications will make you successful?

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in sourcing Professional services in a global environment
• Excellent sourcing & negotiation skills (contractual and commercial negotiation, supplier management, should-cost analysis, sourcing methods & tools)
• Good understanding and experience in legal aspects associated with Professional services
  (Intellectual property, Personal data, cybersecurity, DPA etc.)
• Ability to influence & convince, Networking skills
• Relevant experience in project management in a global environment, including change
  management
• Subject matter expertise on Professional services market trends
• Communication, collaboration, and functional leadership skills
• Ability to deal with sensitive topics and exposure to executive leaders in a global environment
• Result oriented, dynamic, self-driven, team player
• Ability to use e-sourcing and data analytics tools
• Data driven to leverage data analytics, data visualization and data presentation for strategic analysis of category/spend portfolio and supplier panel.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal): mandatory
• Strategic sourcing experience
• Bachelor's degree (Master's Degree preferred)

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Why us?

Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Our technologies enable the world to use energy in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner. We strive to promote a global economy that is both ecologically viable and highly productive.

25.7bn global revenue

137 000+ employees in 100+ countries

45% of revenue from IoT

5% of revenue devoted for R&D

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